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Carquinez Middle

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Carquinez Middle ranks 2054 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

2054^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 26% of California middle schools

Summary

Carquinez Middle is a public middle school located in Crockett, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 263 students. The school is part of the John Swett Unified School District, which is ranked 1113 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carquinez Middle faces significant challenges in terms of student attendance, academic performance, and subgroup disparities. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 36.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Carquinez Middle's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.52% of Carquinez Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 48.81% statewide, and the proficiency rate in Mathematics was just 16.07%, compared to 37.3% statewide. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of California middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and White students, while ranking in the top 50% for English Language Learners and Special Education students.

Carquinez Middle's performance is generally lower than that of nearby middle schools, such as American Canyon Middle, Hercules Middle, and Benicia Middle, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Carquinez Middle has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 85.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which suggests the school may be facing challenges related to poverty and its impact on student learning and engagement.

286

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,012

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1099 Pomona St.
Crockett, CA 94525-1427

(510) 787-1081

District: John Swett Unified

Students who attend Carquinez Middle usually attend:

High:

John Swett High

Feeder schools for Carquinez Middle:

Elementary:

Rodeo Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.9%

Asian:

18.9%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,054^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1136^th of 1,543John Swett Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	2054 of 2761	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2251 of 2783	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2347 of 2781	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2351 of 2740	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1768 of 2715	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1576 of 2480	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	1635 of 2508	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	1546 of 2497	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	1557 of 2477	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.5	1444 of 2379	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.2	1070 of 2259	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.7	1183 of 2236	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.1	1310 of 2179	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.8	1189 of 2063	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.8	1068 of 2005	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.6	947 of 1999	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.8	1045 of 1804	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.0	1062 of 1777	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.7	1276 of 1769	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	444 of 609	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	582 of 627	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	447 of 613	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	405 of 637	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	521 of 643	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	555 of 600	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	626 of 745	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	571 of 700	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	724 of 1531	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	721 of 1491	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	808 of 1369	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	1234 of 1478	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	753 of 1521	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	842 of 1540	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	447 of 1442	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	282 of 1364	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1780 of 2533	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2169 of 2551	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2269 of 2531	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	2376 of 2509	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1651 of 2380	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1689 of 2262	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1887 of 2395	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2106 of 2388	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2032 of 2374	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2066 of 2359	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1768 of 2213	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1400 of 2072	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	170 of 394	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1810 of 2542	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	2046 of 2579	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2091 of 2531	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2160 of 2458	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1725 of 2369	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1533 of 2230	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1980 of 2534	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1973 of 2552	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1952 of 2538	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1907 of 2527	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1531 of 2407	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1188 of 2273	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	578 of 726	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	672 of 1566	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.8	1215 of 1552	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1216 of 1531	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1411 of 1520	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1131 of 1543	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1495 of 1555	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	998 of 1602	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1041 of 1496	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2024)57th percentile+38 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+39 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2019)16th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carquinez Middle	Public	6-8	1099 Pomona St.	Crockett	94525	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 787-1081	286	14	20.5	83.6%	40 (14.0%)	42 (14.7%)	114 (39.9%)	54 (18.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.8%)	24	2054^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.6%		20.3	2251^st of 2783 public middle schools	19.1%	197	16.7	16.7	36.3	37.7	28.6	34.5	17.8	17.0	13.1	16.1	$35,012	$34,148	$864
Benicia Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Southampton Rd.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8340	947	43	21.9	22.0%	399 (42.1%)	47 (5.0%)	236 (24.9%)	110 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	151 (15.9%)	68	716^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%		66.3	758^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	42	37.9	37.9	46.3	52.7	47.8	48.8	45.7	55.4	55.5	52.1	$16,456	$16,164	$292
Hogan Middle	Public	6-8	850 Rosewood Ave.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-3510	785	38	20.9	82.0%	36 (4.6%)	157 (20.0%)	403 (51.3%)	137 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.0%)	33 (4.2%)	18	2315^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.2%		24.2	2072^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.5%	243	14.2	14.2	25.7	24.6	26.4	25.6	16.7	13.4	17.4	15.8
Hercules Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1429	596	24	24.7	44.3%	45 (7.6%)	88 (14.8%)	155 (26.0%)	234 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.6%)	61.2	876^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		56.5	978^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.9%	102	36.5	36.5	53.9	52.7	56.5	54.3	33.9	34.8	40.5	36.4
Martinez Junior High	Public	6-8	1600 Ct. St.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5820	843	36	23.2	32.7%	367 (43.5%)	19 (2.3%)	263 (31.2%)	65 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	121 (14.4%)	73	622^nd of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%		70	685^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.4%	63	38.8	38.8	55.2	62.2	56.7	58.1	43.2	54.3	44.7	47.5	$17,472	$16,352	$1,120
MIT Griffin Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	233 Hobbs Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	MIT Griffin Academy Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	111	4	27.4	77.5%	8 (7.2%)	20 (18.0%)	55 (49.5%)	12 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	13 (11.7%)	15.8	2404^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.9%		31	1772^nd of 2783 public middle schools	36.3%	632	14.6	14.6	29.4	25.0	20.0	24.6	8.8	17.5	9.8	12.2	$32,734	$31,566	$1,168
Pinole Middle	Public	7-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1436	381	15	25.1	80.1%	36 (9.4%)	46 (12.1%)	199 (52.2%)	77 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	26	1951^st of 2761 public middle schools	29.3%		21.8	2184^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.5%	233	9.9	9.9		38.9	29.5	34.2		30.3	12.0	21.4
Betty Reid Soskin Middle	Public	6-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1447	372	20	18.5	55.4%	21 (5.6%)	62 (16.7%)	179 (48.1%)	76 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.2%)	12.7	2529^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.3	2499^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	30	9.0	9.0		25.2	13.7	19.3		18.1	5.8	11.8
Mare Island Technology Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2 Positive Pl.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Mare Island Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	260	7	36.5	76.5%	18 (6.9%)	25 (9.6%)	127 (48.8%)	67 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.5%)	30.3	1820^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.1%		29.7	1821^st of 2783 public middle schools	34.6%	1	17.9	17.9	27.4	34.6	26.2	29.9	23.3	37.5	21.4	28.4
American Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	300 Benton Way	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 259-8592	1,074	43	25.2	66.9%	101 (9.4%)	77 (7.2%)	481 (44.8%)	297 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	109 (10.1%)	48.6	1218^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.9%		46.8	1253^rd of 2783 public middle schools	55.0%	35	24.9	24.9	46.2	56.9	49.0	51.0	24.4	37.5	22.1	28.3	$15,019	$14,106	$913

Frequently Asked Questions about Carquinez Middle

What high school do graduates of Carquinez Middle attend?

Students who attend Carquinez Middle usually go on to attend John Swett High

How many students attend Carquinez Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Carquinez Middle.

Is Carquinez Middle a good school?

Carquinez Middle ranks 2054^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Carquinez Middle in?

John Swett Unified

What is the racial makeup of Carquinez Middle?

Students at Carquinez Middle are 40% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 15% African American, 14% White, 11% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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